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Yakuza Past, Present and Future: The Changing Face of Japan\u27s Organized Crime Syndicates [PDF]
, 2014 While Japanese crime syndicates are deeply entrenched in the history and culture of Japan, much of what is known in the Western world about the Yakuza is primarily the result of stereotyping generated by media-driven sensationalism and lowbudget motion ...
Higgins, Silke
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Human‐wildlife conflicts (HWCs) are one of the most critical conservation challenges worldwide. Large carnivores are frequently at the centre of these conflicts because of the perceived and real threats they pose to livestock and human safety.
Esperanza C. Iranzo +10 more
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[In]flujo de las telenovelas latinoanoamericanas en África : popularización, efectismo y corolarios
Belphégor, 2014 Heterogeneity and complementarity are the new requirements and aspirations of today’s world. From that stand point, one can understand the arrival and the acceptance of Latin American « telenovelas » in most African countries. Following the Cameroonian’s
Georges Moukouti Onguedou
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The Mainstream Misrepresentation of Muslim Women in the Media [PDF]
, 2016 I discuss the widespread misrepresentation of Islamic women in multiple sources of media and its subsequent effects on the general population\u27s perception of this demographic as a ...
Mastro, Megan A.
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As global conservation efforts intensify, balancing environmental protection with social sustainability has become increasingly urgent. This study employs a comparative case study approach to examine two natural resource management interventions in northern Benin: one led by African Parks in an insecure zone, and another by TMG Research in a ...
Ramoudane Orou Sannou +1 more
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Sensationalism and Supersensibility: Eighteenth-Century Literary Terror Divided
Forum, 2006 Schiller and Lewis present a polarity dividing Coleridge’s judgement of literary terror: Schiller, the unparalled artist of sublime terror, and Lewis, the most objectionable of gothic writers. Although Coleridge’s responses are in many ways linked to his
Christopher Stokes
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Embedded Interactions and Selective Disclosure: Network Effects on Conversations aboard Skylab
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.How do absent others influence our interactions? We argue in this paper that interactions are embedded within networks formed by chains of specific relationships between known third parties. The anticipation of future interactions with external others conditions our interpretation of the current situation and affects our behavior in the interaction. We
Michael Schultz +2 more
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Predators at Large: Dateline NBC and Reality TV [PDF]
, 2019 In the age of digital media, entertainment is king, regardless of origin. One need not look very far to see the incredible impact digital trends have had on the media industry as a whole.
Shelley, Meagan
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Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.Abstract This article argues that W. E. B. Du Bois grounded his seminal conceptualisation of “the Negro church” in a Pan‐Africanist challenge to how Christian reformers and missionaries' usage of “Darkest Africa” as a metaphor for modern urban vice and poverty denigrated Africa and the African diaspora while promoting a segregated, imperialist version ...
Kai Parker
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On the quest for novelty in ecology
Peer Community JournalThe volume of scientific publications continues to grow, making it increasingly challenging for scholars to publish papers that capture readers' attention.
Ottaviani, Gianluigi +3 more
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